SocialChorus has expanded its platform’s capabilities and is repositioning itself as a tool for organizational change rather than a purely internal communications solution.
The company sees workplace dynamics shifting significantly as both employers and employees adapt to the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve re-imagined how organizations can more...
Some industry observers have suggested that organizations might be less concerned with their employee experience now that layoffs are rife. But nearly two-thirds of HR leaders are making their workers’ experience a higher priority as they plan for re-opening their workplaces.
According to Gartner, 64% of HR executives are giving...
SocialChorus launched analytics features to help employers measure the business impact of their internal communications.
Added to SocialChorus’s Analyze tool, the features include new analytics functionality and an executive summary designed to present a clear picture of the state of a company’s employee communications, better tie them to business initiatives...
SilkRoad Technology updated its core solutions with features designed to help employers become more resilient while maintaining their employee experience.
The new features in SilkRoad’s recruiting, onboarding, learning and performance modules include automation for compliance and regulatory standards, mobile-only tasks and updated I-9 forms for virtual onboarding, and a modernized...
Facebook added features to its Workplace app in a bid to help companies support their employees and improve communication in the new world of remote work. The company believes its history building consumer products puts in a unique position to help employers develop and maintain their culture across a...
Vibe HCM added several features and resources to its engagement platform, and is fielding a pulse survey designed around COVID-19-related issues. The company said it aims to help customers quickly implement tools necessary to address state and federal legislation related to the pandemic, such as the Families First Coronavirus...
Fuel50 added two features to its talent experience platform: ones delivers virtual career support to employers who need to restructure their workforce due to the coronavirus, the others designed to support evolving approaches to work.
The first product, called FuelFutures, is meant to help employers quickly respond to the rapidly...
Glint and BetterUp each launched features
that emphasize personalization as a way to provide employees with a more
engaging development experience. For Glint, it’s about feedback. For BetterUp,
it’s about coaching.
Glint, owned by LinkedIn, announced Glint 360s. Designed to work with the company’s Engage and Perform tools, the product helps users create...
Employee communications platform SocialChorus is launching new integrations with Microsoft Office 365, including capabilities for Microsoft Teams.
The new tools allow users of SocialChorus Studio to distribute information across three Microsoft products—Outlook, Sharepoint and Teams. The product provides a central point of publishing that allows users to target and re-target...
Performance management platform Betterworks acquired
Hyphen, a San Francisco-based company that provides tools for employee
listening and engagement. Terms weren’t disclosed.
By combining its performance management solutions
with Hyphen’s listening capabilities, Betterworks said it’s melding business
and HR processes that have traditionally been separate. The result will be “an integrated,
data-driven continuous approach to both...
